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ajsnow6234

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Hey everyone...
My name is Aaron, I live in NM on an Air Force base with my wife.
I am a big reptile enthusiast, I recently had a Bearded Dragon die though.
I will be getting a baby Beardie soon and I have some Leopard geckos and a Horny toad.

My reason for joining is because i like to do my research. I will be soon inheriting an adult (as far as i know) Albino (not sure exactly what it is) Cornsnake. He her him in (from what he showed me by his hand motions :) ) a 10 gallon tank. Possibly a 20, i'm hoping a 20L because i think that's appropriate. Anyway, he's got a UTH on there that he turns on in the winter and a dome light.

I'm not real sure as to what he's using right now for substrate, and i know that is somewhat of a debate anywhere. I'm not sure if i will keep her in the aquarium she's in because i've made a few custom enclosures for geckos and beardies, so i may just make one for the snake.

Well that's my introduction, i've been doing some reading on here the last few days and i think i have a pretty good start to what i need, but advice is always appreciated. Thanks everyone.
 
Hey Aaron, nice to see you over here. This is Ice from bd.org. ;)

If he's got a UTH, I'd scrap the dome light. They really just need the belly heat and since they're nocturnal/crepuscular they don't really 'need' the light. Lights tend to also lower your humidity.

Aspen is arguably the best substrate for a Corn. Definitely one of the best particulate substrates. Some others use shelf-liner, astroturf, paper, paper towels, etc. The same type of stuff you'd use for your Beardie (aside from Tiles, heh).

I built a custom enclosure for Tootse and it's working out really well, so if you want another building project, knock yourself out. I find a standard aquarium with a lid works just as well as anything, though. :)

Good luck and if you have more questions, PM me or something.
 
Yeah, the room where i will be keeping my reptiles is a little bit warmer than the rest of the house so i'm not sure i will even be needing the UTH for now. I'm not too concerned with giving it a temp gradient as it seems it isn't all that important as it is with other reptiles. Like i said, not sure what the corn is on right now but i will probably be switching to either aspen or shelf liner.. thanks for the comments
 
Welcome to the forum! can't wait to see pics of your new snake..It's great that you read up on the care of corns before getting one. If you have any questions just ask away..There are a lot of people here always willing to help you out :0)
 
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